Proposals to upgrade the main regional route east-west across the south of the county are being considered by the Baltinglass Municipal District.
The topic of the R747, which runs through the south and west of the county between Arklow and Ballitore in Co. Kildare, was raised during a discussion of the roads at the January meeting of the Baltinglass Municipal District.
Cllr Vincent Blake (FG) noted that the R747 between Arklow and N9 was the primary road for traffic travelling in the south of the county. He suggested that an upgrade of the road should be made a priority.
Dermot Graham, Senior Executive Engineer, said there were plans to do more work on the road, subject to funding. A stretch of the R747 between Tinahely and Hacketstown had been re-surfaced in 2016 with a proposal to re-surface another section of the road, depending on funding. Mr Graham noted that around two-thirds of east to west traffic across the district used this road, which was important for transport thro
Gardai have agreed to carry out a review of the proposed locations of the CCTV scheme in Blessington, following an appeal by a west Wicklow councillor.
Cllr Gerry O Neill (Ind) made his comments during Monday s meeting of Wicklow County Council s Joint Policing Committee (JPC).
Speaking during the meeting, Cllr O Neill said the issue of CCTV in Blessington was causing concern .
While the go-ahead for the CCTV scheme was welcome, Cllr O Neill said there was concerns about the amount of cameras coming into the town .
He said there would be 34 cameras for a town with a population of 5,000 compared with 12 CCTV cameras in Arklow, a town with three times the population of Blessington.
A notice of motion from Cllr Mags Crean on protests outside healthcare facilities women are trying to access was deemed beyond the powers of the local authority by the council s Law Agent, but the sentiment of her motion received support from her fellow councillors.
A special Zoom meeting of Wicklow County Council was held on Monday in order to get through a build-up of some 17 notice of motions, some of which date back to over a year ago.
Cllr Crean s notice of motion was from January 7 of last year and stated: That this council recognises the phenomenon of protests outside medical centres in Ireland and the need to ensure that women can access healthcare services safely. In doing so, that this council agreed to explore the drafting of bye-laws for the regulation and control of public roads and footpaths adjacent to health care facilities in Wicklow. This will ensure that patients, service providers, health care staff and members of the public can enter premises without fear of
Members of the Baltinglass Municipal District have expressed their opposition to proposals to develop a wind farm at Kilranelagh north of Baltinglass, calling for west Wicklow s unique landscape to be protected.
The matter was raised on Monday during Baltinglass Municipal District s January meeting which was held via Zoom.
Last week, ABO Wind lodged an application seeking permission to develop five 165m wind turbines and associated infrastructure at Kilranelagh Hill. However, Wicklow County Council s planning section ruled the application incomplete as the site notice had not stated the site boundary includes a protected structure.
Cllr Edward Timmins (FG) proposed a suspension of standing orders to discuss the issue of the proposed wind farm. The motion was seconded by Cllr John Mullen (FF).
Plans to remove trees from Burgage Graveyard will create an additional 70 burial plots.
Currently there are only eight burial plots left with the works due to commence in January of next year.
There had been growing concerns locally that there would be no room left in the graveyard for loved ones to be buried alongside family members already resting at Burgage Cemetery.
Cllr Gerry O Neill said the planned works will free up some additional space for burial plots, which could be used over the next four to five years. The works will start in January and mainly focus on the back of the cemetery. We are down to only eight plots at the moment and members of the local community were understandably concerned. People were getting worried. You have family members buried beside one another and there was a fear that you wouldn t be able to be buried alongside a family member once the plots ran out, and people would have to be buried elsewhere. These works will at least give us a bit of br